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Abbott: Australia Bans Uranium Export to Russia

Abbott Likely to Sign Australia-India Uranium Deal During New Delhi Visit

Australia May Stop Uranium Exports to Russia - Reports

Cost Cutting Threatens Australian Nuclear Reactor Safety – Report

First Australian Uranium Shipment Arrives in Russia

TENEX Purchases Trial Consignment of Australian Natural Uranium

Lavrov to Discuss Space, Nuclear Cooperation in Australia

TVEL in Australian nuclear fuel talks

Trading uranium
Wonthaggi is a little coastal town in southern Victoria, Australia. It is also home to what will be Australia biggest desalination plant. Australia has just had one of the worst droughts in history, lasting some 10 years, which is why the last government of Victoria decided to build such a large desalination plant. However, since the 2007 decision to build it, Victoria and other parts of Australia have been flooded. In fact, Australia has just had one of the wettest summers on record. The government in Victoria has recently changed, with the new government branding the Wonthaggi desalination plant a 25 billion Australian dollar white elephant. That is the predicted cost to Victorian taxpayers over 30 years. Australia is also the second largest producer of Uranium in the world, yet there are no nuclear power plants in Australia. It is a debate that Australia is likely to have; whether to allow nuclear energy in the country as a power source as energy prices continue to rise and alternative energy sources will be sought. Could it be that Victoria white elephant might in fact be the sight for Australia’s first nuclear power station?

ARMZ acquires Australian uranium producer in $1.2 bln deal

Russia ratifies deal on cooperation in peaceful atom with Australia

Russia set to sign uranium deal with Australia soon

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The ISTC Responsible Science Program and Subprogram Culture of Nuclear Nonproliferation

The dual-use nature of nuclear technology consisting in the potential for its application equally in peaceful and military sphere is the basic contradiction for the existing nuclear nonproliferation regime and comprehensive development of the nuclear power and nuclear fuel cycle.

INTERVIEW

Jerry Hopwood
We are currently working with the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) on this approach, which was submitted in response to their February 2012 call for alternative proposals. We appreciate that the UK is in the early stages of their policy development activities and are pleased to be involved in such important work.

OPINION

Joint Plan of Action
The goal for these negotiations is to reach a mutually-agreed long-term comprehensive solution that would ensure Iran's nuclear programme will be exclusively peaceful. Iran reaffirms that under no circumstances will Iran ever seek or develop any nuclear weapons.